Davis v Alexander

Davis v Alexander
Court	Supreme Court
Keywords
Parent company, group liability, corporate veil

Davis v Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925) is a US corporate law case, concerning the duties of parent corporations for actions of subsidiaries.

Facts

Cattle were injured while being transported.

Judgment

The Supreme Court held the federal government was liable for torts of a railroad subsidiary.

Brandeis J said the following.

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Where one railroad company actually controls another and operates both as a single system, the dominant company will be liable for injuries due to the negligence of the subsidiary company.

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Sources on piercing the veil

Re Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Co, Ltd [1970] ICJ 1

Davis v Alexander, 269 US 114 (1925)

Berkey v Third Avenue Railway, 244 NY 602 (1927)

Taylor v Standard Gas Co., 306 US 307 (1939)

Minton v Cavaney, 56 Cal2d 576 (1961)

Walkovszky v Carlton 223 NE2d 6 (1966)

In re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz, 1984 AMC 2123 (1984)

Kinney Shoe Corp v Polan 939 F2d 209 (4th Cir. 1991)

Perpetual Real Estate Services Inc v Michaelson Properties Inc 974 F2d 545 (4th Cir 1992)

Fletcher v Atex Inc 8 F3d 1451 (2d Cir 1995)

United States v Bestfoods, 524 US 51 (1998)

US corporate law

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